The state’s Black and Latinx populations each suffered 10 percent more COVID-19 cases in the first half of 2020 and saw a death rate three times that of white residents.
An additional 1 million people are now eligible to schedule appointments, according to the press release, but due to “extremely high demand for appointments and limited vaccine supply,” it could take some residents more than a month to schedule one.
A recent study from Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s affiliated hospital, found that financial incentives and personalized patient support may encourage smokers to kick their habit.
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